Join Angela and guest Vaidya Sera Melini in this episode: What's the Deal with Intermittent Fasting? Sera Melini is an Ayurvedic educator working in a clinical setting and is an expert on digestion. In this conversation, Angela and Sera dive into a great conversation on the importance of timing for good digestion and the pitfalls of intermittent fasting. Learn more about: • Sera's journey to Ayurveda • The Western perspective of Intermittent Fasting • Using Intermittent Fasting in an Ayurvedic sattvic way • Implementing regular meal times as the first step • The importance of getting to know your own hunger • Daily and seasonal rhythms as helpful guidelines • and more! Sera Melini (500h E-RYT & Āyurvedic Physician) has been a lifetime student and accomplished teacher of Yoga and Āyurveda. She has been blessed with teachers who have searched classically for the patterns of the Universe and Spirit. Her studies and experiences in the realms of Yoga, Mantra, and Āyurveda all serve to assist in increasing her depth, sensitivity, and simplicity in ways she lives and practices. Her primary source training has allowed her to be a dynamic teacher and facilitator of the modern age. Her goal is to contextualize things often taught in broad strokes so you can go deep instead of only wide. Her intention is to allow the teachings coming through her so as to catalyze the potency and wisdom already within you. This is the meaning of Yogavāhi. It is a substance that brings out the inherent power of whatever it is paired with. She is passionate about providing you with the foundational teachings that all of these years of study and collecting, so that you can walk away feeling like you know how to make decisions, how to apply Yoga and Āyurveda to your specific life in a way that is truly supportive, nourishing, and effective. Some of her teachers include, Andrey Lappa of Universal Yoga, Kula Yoga Project, Sankalpah College of Yoga (Yoga), Parvathy Baul, Sadhvi Abha Saraswatiji and Raghunath Cappo (Mantra), Vaidya Kashyapa Fischer, Dr. Vasant Lad, Vaidya Ravi of Poonthottam Ayurvedasram, the California College of Ayurveda, Dr. Claudia Welsh, Dr. Cate Stillman (Ayurveda), Antonia Ruppel, Vladimir Yatsenko (Sanskrit). Her teachers of touch include those at Sunshine School (Chiang Mai, Thailand) and Ohm (Omsala Chiang Mai, Thailand) for the wisdom of Thai Massage and Chi Nei Tsang. Connect with Sera Melini: Instagram: https://instagram.com/seramelini.ayurvedayoga Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yogavahiayurveda Website: https://yogavahi.com/ Email: [email protected] Start learning Ayurveda today when you join the Simple Ayurveda Collective: a self-paced learning program and community that offers Ayurveda broken down into bite-sized pieces to fit your lifestyle. Access mudra tutorials, guided yin yoga and meditation practices, video lessons on the basics of Ayurveda, have an ongoing support group OFF Facebook, seasonal suggestions, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

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